Second Pitt ministry

For other uses, see Pitt ministry.

William Pitt the Younger reassumed the premiership of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1804, succeeding Henry Addington as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. His second ministry was cut short with his death in 1806.

Second Pitt ministry
1804–1806
Pitt by John Hoppner
Date formed	10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)
Date dissolved	23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)
People and organisations
Monarch	George III
Prime Minister	William Pitt the Younger
Total no. of members	19 appointments
Member parties	Tory Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Whig Party
Opposition leaders	Charles James Fox Lord Grenville
History
Legislature term(s)	2nd UK Parliament
Predecessor	Addington ministry
Successor	Ministry of All the Talents

Cabinet

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	William Pitt the Younger *	10 May 1804 (1804-05-10)	23 January 1806 (1806-01-23)		Tory
Lord Chancellor	The Lord Eldon	14 April 1801 (1801-04-14)	7 February 1806 (1806-02-07)		Tory
Lord President of the Council	The Duke of Portland	30 July 1801 (1801-07-30)	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)		Tory
	The Viscount Sidmouth	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)		Tory
	The Earl Camden	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)	19 February 1806 (1806-02-19)		Tory
Lord Privy Seal	The Earl of Westmorland	14 February 1798 (1798-02-14)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	The Lord Harrowby	14 May 1804 (1804-05-14)	11 January 1805 (1805-01-11)		Tory
	The Lord Mulgrave	11 January 1805 (1805-01-11)	7 February 1806 (1806-02-07)		Tory
Secretary of State for the Home Department	The Lord Hawkesbury	12 May 1804 (1804-05-12)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies	The Earl Camden	14 May 1804 (1804-05-14)	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)		Tory
	Viscount Castlereagh	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
First Lord of the Admiralty	The Viscount Melville	1804 (1804)	1805 (1805)		Tory
	The Lord Barham	1805 (1805)	1806 (1806)		Tory
Master-General of the Ordnance	The Earl of Chatham	1801 (1801)	1806 (1806)		Independent
President of the Board of Trade	The Duke of Montrose	7 June 1804 (1804-06-07)	5 February 1806 (1806-02-05)		Tory
President of the Board of Control	Viscount Castlereagh	2 July 1802 (1802-07-02)	11 February 1806 (1806-02-11)		Tory
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	The Lord Mulgrave	6 June 1804 (1804-06-06)	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)		Tory
	The Earl of Buckinghamshire	14 January 1805 (1805-01-14)	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)		Tory
	The Lord Harrowby	10 July 1805 (1805-07-10)	12 February 1806 (1806-02-12)		Tory
Minister without Portfolio	The Duke of Portland	January 1805 (1805-01)	February 1806 (1806-02)		Tory

Changes

• January 1805 –
  • Lord Mulgrave succeeds Lord Harrowby as Foreign Secretary.
  • Lord Buckinghamshire (Lord Hobart before November 1804) succeeds Mulgrave at the Duchy of Lancaster.
  • Lord Sidmouth succeeds the Duke of Portland as Lord President. Portland becomes a minister without portfolio.
• April 1805 – Lord Barham succeeds Lord Melville as First Lord of the Admiralty.
• July 1805 –
  • Lord Harrowby succeeds Lord Buckinghamshire as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
  • Lord Camden succeeds Lord Sidmouth as Lord President.
  • Lord Castlereagh succeeds Camden as Colonial Secretary. He remains at the Board of Control.

References

• Cook, Chris; Stevenson, John (1980). British Historical Facts: 1760–1830. Palgrave Macmillan UK. ISBN 978-0-333-21512-8.
• Fisher, David R. "The 'New Opposition', 1801–4". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

Preceded by Addington ministry

Government of the United Kingdom 1804–1806

Succeeded by Ministry of All the Talents